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Firefox OS: An introduction

Firefox OS: An introduction

Short introduction to Firefox OS' philosophy, features and objectives.

Sergi Mansilla

February 14, 2013
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  1. Firefox OS
    An introduction
    Sergi Mansilla, February 2013
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  2. An introduction
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    @sergimansilla
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  3. Mobile today
    Write once, run...once
    Di!erent APIs
    Di!erent languages
    Di!erent stores
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  4. ‘Native’ apps vs web apps
    Great while it lasted
    It’s time to move on
    The gap is gone
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  5. Firefox OS?
    New mobile OS
    Leverages open web
    WebAPI standards
    No walled gardens
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  6. Why should I care as a user?
    Device independence
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  7. Why should I care as a user?
    No need to repurchase
    Higher quality apps
    No brand discrimination
    Device independence
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  8. Why should I care as a developer?
    You already know this stu!
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  9. Why should I care as a developer?
    HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript
    Each site is a potential app
    Extreme "exibility
    Great tooling
    You already know this stu!
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  10. Why should I care as a developer?
    No developer fees
    No API breaks
    No need for a phone
    You already know this stu!
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  11. Opening up phones
    http://arewemobileyet.com
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  12. Developer tools
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  13. Developer tools
    https://hacks.mozilla.org/2012/12/#refox-os-simulator-1-0-is-here/
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  14. Developer tools
    It also works on Android!
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  15. Firefox Marketplace
    marketplace.!refox.com
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  16. Firefox Marketplace
    marketplace.!refox.com
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  17. Firefox Marketplace
    marketplace.!refox.com
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  18. Firefox Marketplace
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  19. Thanks!
    Questions?
    Sergi Mansilla @sergimansilla http://goo.gl/Xiv94
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  20. Useful links
    https://addons.mozilla.org/#refox/addon/#refox-os-simulator/
    sergimansilla.com/blog/promise-of-!os/
    http://arewemobileyet.com/
    https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI
    http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/#refoxos/
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